Opinion Journal: Schock-er

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... more news from Capitol Hill in these last hours Republican Congressman Aaron Schock resigns ... Over questions over his spending habits ... senior Editorial Writer Collin Levy joins ... from the great Midwest at Collingwood is a reaction out there in Chicago ... I mean I think ... he had to be honest and say the reaction here is a certain amount ... of ... meat in a certain amount of laughter and some of these stories to seem so ridiculous that that ... that down at the office and that ... even the deatails adjusts report applying it seems that ... she she seemed to think it was a movie set the congressman flying around on private jets and ... posing topless when he cut for in a men's health magazine and ... I think there's there's a lot of ... talk about this he tells right now ... also already talking about who's going to ... fill that seat and aam they been sitting in the top of the town right now ... is that we live and Sunday ... that is a state Sen here ... on ... that so I think she's she's one of ... the people ... anarchists or Republicans to retain that's the thing to believe Mr. shoppers from Peoria ... right that's right and what will happen and so the resignation ... officially goes into effect marks the first encounter on our has ... its effect is to set a date for ... a special election I aam and I think it is lots of Republicans in that district acting as ... a good chance that that that Republicans will retain a sea ... of of of the an interesting race to follow but another very interesting race ... is of course in Chicago mayor's race falling guy and a line ... of let's get an update on that Rahman in you well present Obama is man ... that haven't predicts surprise challenges he ... is stepping up and started a poll layers that still a tight race ... he is anything she said Interpol a little bit integrated its people underestimated the campaign ... initially FTSE and is really just the teachers Union ... Canada and an empty lot here and so I think that's has been his major ... source of support ... in Iran and has a lot of money to spend he's been running stands ... at eating ... humble pie about how he may not come off the night sky at ... night and he really will fight for you when that when the chips are down ... at the pool last week down from ninety five which is local ... at reputable pollster ... and that were on a manual ... I think at forty seven ... to to to thirty six AM the atmosphere that ... the margin ... erm ... well ... look it's it sounds like Illinois I is the place to be if you love politics ... of Iran are trying to control the spending the mayor's race in Chicago Aaron Schock stepping down ... you're right in the middle of the common sounds like fun ... and it ... has a lot going on here and and and fortunately most of its ... staff to really does matter ... in intends to the future at fiscal health of the state ... senior Editorial Writer Collin Levy ... thank so much for joining us ...